Parolee to stand trial in girlfriend’s beating death

VISTA  A 29-year-old parolee will stand trial for murder in the bludgeoning death of his former girlfriend in her Oceanside home, a judge ruled Thursday.

Tyree Davon Paschall is accused of beating to death Crain Conaway, 47. She had been dead at least four days before she was found in her home on Jan. 21 on Marquette Street near Santa Barbara Street, according to testimony at Paschall’s preliminary hearing.

Vista Superior Court Judge Richard Mills also ordered Paschall to be tried for animal cruelty. Prosecutors believe Conaway’s Chihuahua-mix tried to come to her aid during the beating, and that Paschall stuffed the dog into a freezer.

The dog had no obvious injuries, but its death was consistent with freezing and suffocation, Deputy District Attorney Aimee McLeod said.

Paschall faces 25 years to life in prison if he is convicted. He has two strikes on his record, and was on parole for a 2005 conviction for kidnapping and assault causing great bodily injury.